ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you mean by Linguistics?
A
study of languages and its rules
B
study of sounds
C
study of speech sounds
D
study of meaning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Linguistics is often called “the science of language, ” the study of the human capacity to communicate and organize thought using different tools (the vocal tract for spoken languages, hands for sign languages, etc.) and involving different abstract and tactile components.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rules which govern how elements of language are put together are known as the grammar of the language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and its focus is the systematic investigation of the properties of particular languages as well as the characteristics of language in general.

Detailed explanation-4: -Phonologic Rules. Morphologic Rules. Syntactic Rules. Semantic Rules. Pragmatic Rules.

There is 1 question to complete.